QUICKSTART

ACROSS: 1 Humorous; 5 Heat; 9 Idol; 10 Sidestep; 11 Broke; 12 Torrent; 13 Coin collector; 18 Restrain; 19 Rave; 20 Animate; 21 Sneak; 22 Need; 23 Attacker. 2 Undergo; 3 Oilskin; 4 Unintelligent; 6 Entreat; 7 Tipster; 8 Degree; 13 Certain; 14 Inspire; 15 Corral; 16 Chronic; 17 Obviate.

CODEBREAKER

1=L, 2=T, 3=F, 4=N, 5=X, 6=B, 7=C, 8=I, 9=U, 10=J, 11=R, 12=Z, 13=O, 14=K, 15=E, 16=M, 17=A, 18=S, 19=W, 20=D, 21=H, 22=G, 23=Q, 24=Y, 25=P, 26=V.

WORDWHEEL CHILDHOOD 30-SEC BRAIN TEASER 30, 71, 351

GK CROSSWORD

ACROSS: 6 Albania; 7 Luzon; 9 Uma; 10 Barcelona; 12 Gentileschi; 15 A Tale of a Tub; 17 Porbeagle; 19 Pax; 21 Barry; 22 Baptist. DOWN: 1 Klimt; 2 Kay; 3 Niña; 4 Burlesque; 5 John the; 8 Scylla; 11 Hellebore; 13 Thorax; 14 Ottoman; 16 Balsa; 18 Lear; 20 Eta.

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS: 1 Chastise; 5 Smew; 9 Asia; 10 Remnants; 11 Nippy; 12 Rat race; 13 Shooting stars; 18 Late news; 19 Diva; 20 Aniline; 21 Solve; 22 Ayes; 23 Pleasure. DOWN: 2 Hashish; 3 Shampoo; 4 Steering wheel; 6 Montana; 7 Washers; 8 Unites; 13 Sultana; 14 Outside; 15 Tennis; 16 Tedious; 17 Reviver.

CLOCKWORD

1 Ardent, 2 Detest, 3 Expect, 4 Exempt, 5 Defect, 6 Musket, 7 Outset, 8 Nugget, 9 Despot, 10 Spoilt, 11 Object, 12 Nought. Ade Edmondson

NINER

MODULATES

THE BIG ONE

ACROSS: 1 Sir, 3 West, 5 Walter, 10 Portmanteau, 16 Evens, 18 Restrain, 19 Boxing, 20 Each, 22 Uncle, 23 Barber, 24 Falkirk, 25 Natural, 26 Poem, 29 Reef, 30 Sensible, 32 Exact, 36 Azure, 38 Extreme, 39 Ayes, 40 Inter, 42 Tolerate, 44 Drake, 45 Biped, 47 Taxi, 48 Logical, 50 Incense, 51 Chianti, 53 Tiara, 54 Celtic, 55 Minority, 57 Cinema, 59 Lob, 60 On ice, 61 Piste, 63 Egg, 65 Ink, 67 Ace, 68 Raw, 69 End, 71 Nod, 73 Lance, 76 Avert, 77 Nag, 81 Operas, 83 Ligature, 84 Better, 85 Edges, 87 Gorilla, 89 Drivers, 90 Unaided, 91 Fish, 92 Rifle, 94 Basil, 95 Pentagon, 97 Epees, 99 Roof, 100 Embargo, 103 Utter, 104 Pitch, 106 Nitrogen, 108 Heel, 112 Fast, 115 Incisor, 117 Widower, 118 Beirut, 120 Igloo, 121 Lamb, 122 Napkin, 123 Migraine, 124 Mamba, 125 Sean Connery, 126 Larynx, 127 Deny, 128 See. DOWN: 1 Strife, 2 Resilient, 3 Worries, 4 Stink, 6 Apostle, 7 Trier, 8 Regulate, 9 Peace, 11 Obese, 12 Tuck, 13 Natal, 14 Enable, 15 Unprofessional, 17 Sceptre, 21 Unwell, 27 Safari, 28 Mule, 29 Reaction, 31 Bottle, 33 Attention, 34 Stop, 35 Medication, 37 Dialect, 41 Receipt, 43 Reckon, 45 Beryl, 46 Diamond, 49 Gullible, 50 Icing, 52 Nickel, 53 Table, 56 Dead, 58 Educated, 62 Eraser, 63 Ewan, 64 Gleneagles, 65 Integer, 66 Kings, 70 Negligent, 72 Ogres, 74 Average, 75 Jobs for the boys, 78 Glade, 79 Street, 80 Prudish, 82 Rightful, 86 Punnet, 88 Lustre, 93 Farm, 94 Both, 96 Gentry, 98 Edelweiss, 101 Baptism, 102 Optional, 105 Hessian, 107 Orderly, 109 Enigma, 110 Breeze, 111 Music, 113 Amber, 114 Llama, 116 Caper, 117 White, 119 Warn.